Baseball Hall of Fame

Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times

News about Baseball Hall of Fame, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 27, 2015

Estimated 45,000 fans attend for class of 2015 induction ceremony at Baseball Hall of Fame for Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Craig Biggio and John Smoltz, one of largest crowds for an induction at Cooperstown, NY. MORE

Jul. 26, 2015

Sprawling veranda behind Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, NY, is filled one weekend a year with baseball greats and their families in town for Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. MORE

Jul. 25, 2015

Jane Forbes Clark, chairwoman of Baseball Hall of Fame, granddaughter of Hall of Fame founder Stephen C Clark Sr and true baseball fan, prepares for induction weekend when thousands of people will descend on village of Cooperstown, NY; Clark and her family are deeply involved in many aspects of village life. MORE

Jul. 24, 2015

Juliet Macur Sports of The Times column recalls 2004 interview with then New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez, who is preparing for his Hall of Fame induction; says interview was just as long and winding as his major league career. MORE

Jul. 21, 2015

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column profiles Randy Johnson, iconic pitcher who is set to enter Hall of Fame; observes that Johnson, who holds all-time record for strikeouts by a left-hander, has immersed himself in photography during his retirement; reviews highlights of his career. MORE

Jun. 20, 2015

Michael Beschloss History Source column; The Upshot recalls life and legacy of late Puerto Rican professional baseball player Roberto Clemente, first Latin American player to be enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame. MORE

Mar. 24, 2015

Pete Rose's application for reinstatement to Major League Baseball from his lifetime ban for gambling highlights persistently divided opinions on his legacy; many people, like Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, feel that ban has served its purpose and should be ended; others, like fellow Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, feel that Rose does not deserve reinstatement, but that his accomplishments should be recognized at Hall of Fame. MORE

Jan. 11, 2015

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column observes Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout may become the first Angel in Baseball Hall of Fame; notes many players in Hall of Fame have played for Angels, but none have entered the Hall as members of the Angels franchise. MORE

Jan. 8, 2015

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column observes that 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Craig Biggio has been hit by more baseballs than any other batter, at 285 times total, while class of 2015 pitching inductee Randy Johnson has hit most players. MORE

Jan. 7, 2015

Former Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza narrowly misses 75 percent threshold for nomination to the Baseball Hall of Fame; outcome makes it likely that he will be chosen in class of 2016. MORE

Jan. 7, 2015

Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio represent largest class of inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame since 1955; outcome is result of a new crop of stars who retired at the same time, and a backlog of players rejected in prior years. MORE

Jan. 7, 2015

Jan. 7, 2015

Ace pitchers Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smolts, along with star hitter Craig Biggio, are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as class of 2015. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

Keeping Score column; Aaron Boone should be included as worthy player for 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame; Boone, who played for 12 seasons, hit one of the most memorable postseason home runs that sent New York Yankees past the rival Boston Red Sox and into the World Series in 2003; he now faces possibility of failing to garner single Hall of Fame vote. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column notes that newest possible members of Baseball Hall of Fame include three aces of the 1990s--Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz; observes they all achieved excellence and they all felt the wrath of Mickey Morandini. MORE

Jan. 4, 2015

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, who spent his entire playing career with New York Yankees, most likely will not make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his last year of eligibility. MORE

Dec. 9, 2014

Baseball Roundup; Golden Era Committee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame rejects all 10 candidates on its ballot, including former players Dick Allen, Tony Oliva and Gil Hodges. MORE

Dec. 7, 2014

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column explores MLB career of Dick Allen, legendary infielder who played for Philadelphia Phillies, St Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics; notes Allen is one of 10 finalists on Hall of Fame's Golden Era ballot. MORE

Dec. 5, 2014

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column observers that hundreds of sports writers will be limited to a maximum of 10 choices from a ballot with 34 names for upcoming Baseball Hall of Fame vote; holds that until writers are free to choose any player they deem worthy, process will remain unfair to candidates. MORE

Nov. 25, 2014

Pitchers' Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz are among 17 newcomers on baseball’s 2015 Hall of Fame ballot. MORE

Jul. 28, 2014

Hall of Fame induction ceremony of 2014 includes Joe Torre, Frank Thomas, Tony La Russa, as well as Atlanta Braves legends Bobby Cox, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine; nearly 48,000 fans attend the ceremony at Clark Sports Center, which was empty in 2013 when three long-dead men were inducted. MORE

Jul. 28, 2014

Jul. 27, 2014

Profile of Roger Angell, longtime writer for The New Yorker who is 2014 recipient of J G Taylor Spink Award, Baseball Hall of Fame's honor for writers. MORE

Jul. 27, 2014

Baseball Hall of Fame reduces period of eligibility for candidates from 15 years to 10; starting in 2015, players who fail to be elected in 10 years will have to wait to be considered by the expansion era committee, which meets every three years. MORE

Jul. 27, 2014

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column praises Roger Angell, 93-year-old New Yorker writer who has enchanted generations of baseball fans and who is set to receive the Baseball Hall of Fame's highest award for writing; notes his responses to several questions about life, state of the sport, and its place in American culture. MORE

Jul. 25, 2014

Jeff Katz, author and mayor of Cooperstown, NY, is often preoccupied with baseball, subject of several of his books; thoughts of sport are particularly pressing as town prepares for Hall of Fame induction ceremony expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to small village. MORE

Jul. 24, 2014

Bronze plaques of baseball greats Greg Maddux and Tony La Russa will feature caps with no logos when they are unveiled at annual induction ceremonies at Baseball Hall of Fame; both men decided that they would not choose between the multiple teams they were part of, decision that has been made by other inductees in the past. MORE

Jun. 22, 2014

Extra Bases column; pitching ace Greg Maddux will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014, marking the first longtime client of agent Scott Boras to be enshrined in Cooperstown, NY; other baseball news noted. MORE

Jan. 24, 2014

Greg Maddux and Tony La Russa will not have team logos on their Baseball Hall of Fame plaques. MORE

Jan. 13, 2014

Alex Rodriguez joins group of baseball's biggest sluggers who are nonetheless pariahs due to their ties to performance-enhancing drugs; five of the top 12 home run hitters in major league baseball history may never be enshrined at the Hall of Fame due to doping. MORE

Jan. 10, 2014

Baseball Writers’ Association of America permanently strips Dan Le Batard of his Hall of Fame vote for handing his ballot to website Deadspin as a prank designed to mock the voting process; Le Batard is a freelance columnist for The Miami Herald and the host of television and radio programs for ESPN, his full-time employer. MORE

Jan. 10, 2014

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column celebrates extraordinary athleticism of pitcher Greg Maddux, who has more wins than any living pitcher, in career that has now earned him entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame. MORE

Jan. 9, 2014

Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas, stars with no connection to performance-enhancing drugs, are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility; flurry comes only one year after writers chose to nominate no players, a sobering verdict on game's recent history. MORE

Jan. 9, 2014

Dan Le Batard, columnist for The Miami Herald and an ESPN host, defends his decision to turn over his Baseball Hall of Fame vote to website Deadspin; site opened campaign to buy a vote in order to expose what it considers an overly solemn nomination process dominated by what it calls scolds, handwringers and dimwits. MORE

Jan. 8, 2014

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column recalls exceptional career of pitcher Mike Mussina, who played for the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, making case for his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. MORE

Jan. 8, 2014

Baseball stars Gregg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas and Craig Biggio seem to have cleared 75 percent threshold to be inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, though only a third of ballots have been counted; no players were elected in previous year. MORE

Jan. 6, 2014

Op-Ed article by Kostya Kennedy, assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated, urges the Baseball Hall of Fame to allow Pete Rose to be considered for induction; contends it is unfair that Rose's banishment persists while players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are considered, despite their use of performance-enhancing drugs. MORE

Jan. 5, 2014

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column holds that allowing each Baseball Hall of Fame voter to endorse only 10 candidates seems to serve only to deprive worthy former players of enshrinement. MORE

Dec. 31, 2013

Crowd at Baseball Hall of Fame was sparse for 2013 induction ceremony since major players from recent years were rejected because of doping scandals and only three men, all of whom have been dead since 1930s, were inducted. MORE

Dec. 11, 2013

Roger Angell, whose graceful prose has made him baseball’s foremost essayist for more than half a century, will be honored at the Hall of Fame next summer as the winner of the J G Taylor Spink Award; he is the first winner not to be a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. MORE

Dec. 10, 2013

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column on Joe Torre's election to Baseball Hall of Fame, along with contemporaries Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa; three men rank 3-4-5 on the career list for managerial victories; Torre’s calm and reassuring demeanor fronted a burning competitive drive that his New York Yankees teams shared. MORE

Dec. 10, 2013

Murray Chass On Baseball column notes that Marvin Miller, founding executive director of MLB Players Assn, was not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame for sixth time in 10 years, saying it could be considered good news to those who want to honor his desire to not be on the ballot. MORE

Dec. 8, 2013

Baseball Hall of Fame's expansion era committee will consider George Steinbrenner and his frequent manager Billy Martin, and Marvin Miller, who led the union to free agency. MORE

Dec. 4, 2013

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column gives a quick recollection of each of the 36 players on the 2014 ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

Four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux, two-time winner Tom Glavine and two-time most valuable player Frank Thomas are among 19 newcomers on this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. MORE

Sep. 24, 2013

Frequent Flier column features National Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson discussing his flying experiences. MORE

Aug. 12, 2013

Francis X Clines Editorial Observer notes scene at Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY; holds the many visitors and baseball fans seem in dire need of a return to baseball innocence in light of latest doping scandal. MORE

Aug. 7, 2013

From a room in the South Bronx, youngsters are learning about subjects like civil rights as part of a class taught remotely from the National Baseball Hall of Fame. MORE

Jul. 29, 2013

Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony is the first time since 1965 that no living player has been inducted, reflecting lingering damage that performance-enhancing drugs have inflicted on America’s national pastime; three men who are enshrined have been dead since the 1930s. MORE

Jul. 28, 2013

Jacob Ruppert, who owned New York Yankees for 24 season, during which time the team won 10 pennants and six World Series, is finally elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. MORE

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